R696 Find Cheap Flights from Africa to South Africa

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Low seasonMay
Cheapest flightR696
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 4% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (7% more expensive on average)
Flight from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Durban

Flights from Africa to South Africa: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew the route from Africa to South Africa 
VanessaFlew with FlySafair
PLZ
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CPT
Nov 2025
Flying form PE exercise patients with the boarding process. Priority boarding is well worth it.
paulFlew with Airlink
WVB
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CPT
Nov 2025
Walvis Bay is quite a distance in the desert from Swakopmund. Have some cash to buy refreshments as there is only one lounge exclusive to FNB.
FriedrichFlew with Air Link
MQP
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CPT
Mar 2024
Look for flight options between Skukuza and Cape Town or Eastgate and Cape Town and choose the cheapest route. You’ll need to purchase tickets at least a month in advance to get reasonable prices.
GerhardFlew with Airlink
UTN
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JNB
May 2024
Brace yourself for the expensive parking fees at Upington airport.
Verified travelerFlew with FlySafair
CPT
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HLA
Apr 2024
Get to Ctn airport early, it's very busy

FAQs for booking flights from Africa to South Africa

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Africa to South Africa?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Africa to South Africa.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Africa to South Africa?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Africa to South Africa is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Africa to South Africa?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Africa to South Africa with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Africa to South Africa?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Africa to South Africa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines fly most frequently to South Africa?

    Africa and South Africa are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Airlink (1 352 flights per week), FlySafair (1 246 flights per week), and Qatar Airways (897 flights per week).

  • How many airports are there in South Africa?

    There are 19 airports in South Africa. The busiest airport is OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg (JNB), with 54% of all flights arriving there.

  • Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in South Africa?

    Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in South Africa is Durban King Shaka Intl Airport (DUR), with an average flight price of R1 109.

  • What is the cheapest flight to South Africa?

    The cheapest ticket to South Africa from Africa found in the last 72 hours was to Nelspruit, at R976 return. The most popular route is Algiers (ALG) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R1 431.

  • What is the cheapest month to fly from Africa to South Africa?

    The cheapest month for flights from Africa to South Africa is February, when tickets cost R1 150 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is R1 732 and R1 587 respectively.

  • How many cities have direct flights to South Africa?

    From Africa, there are direct flights to South Africa from 60 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Johannesburg, with 2 685 direct flights each week.

  • How many direct flights to South Africa are there each day?

    There are around 1 389 direct flights from within Africa to South Africa every day. Most flights (48%) depart in the morning.

  • How many direct flights to South Africa are there each week?

    Each week there are around 9 720 direct flights from within Africa to South Africa. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

  • How long is the flight to South Africa?

    An average direct flight from Africa to South Africa takes 2h 42m, covering a distance of 2136 km. The shortest route is Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) to Sun City Resort (NTY) with an average flight time of 0h 35m.

  • How many long-haul flights are there to South Africa each week?

    Each week, there are around 29 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), 698 medium-haul (3-6 hours), and 8 993 short-haul (up to 3 hours) flights to South Africa. The most long-haul flights depart from Cairo.

  • What are the most popular destinations in South Africa?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Cape Town (33% of total searches to South Africa). The next most popular destinations are Johannesburg (28%) and Durban (17%). Searches for flights to Nelspruit (6%), to Port Elizabeth (3%), and to George (3%) are also popular.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Africa to South Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Africa to South Africa? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8,5
AirlinkOverall score based on 88 reviews
6,4Entertainment
8,2Boarding
8,9Crew
8,0Food
8,3Comfort
Airline reviews

This is a quick flight from JoBerg to Livingstone. The small meal was very good, surprisingly, not a sandwich but a nice little chicken salad. Easy breezy flight if you travel long distance a lot. There is no entertainment and none needed for this short flight

8,0 ExcellentKen, Jun 2026
JNB - LVI
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This is a quick flight from JoBerg to Livingstone. The small meal was very good, surprisingly, not a sandwich but a nice little chicken salad. Easy breezy flight if you travel long distance a lot. There is no entertainment and none needed for this short flight

Loved the in flight meal! Surprisingly good.! Staff on board were all friendly and professional! Book as far ahead as possible! Get your seat selection locked in ASAP

Far better than last return flight we had when the flight was delayed due to technical error and we missed our connection flight with no initial support from Airlink. This time thankfully all went well and will use again.

This was an excellent flight with great crew and a full complement service including a sandwich, a drink from the bar, tea, coffee or water with the meal and then a further bar service.

I can't understand how the priority boarding queue has so many people standing in it. I was travelling business class and arrived 40 minutes before boarding time and there we about 25 people in the queue ahead of me?

Great flight, excellent service comfortable plane. No entertainment available on the flight but it was only a 3 hour flight.

Delayed boarding... we were kept standing in the bus for too long... the bus was packed and smelling people!!! As if it's not enough,when we finally came off the bus, we had to wait again standing in the sun waiting to board..

Our flight from Kasane to JNB was delayed, which meant we missed our connection to CPT. The JNB ground staff were not helpful at first, initially insisting that our flight into JNB had been on time when in fact it was 40 minutes late. No domestic transfer staff available. So we had to wait another 3 hours for the next flight to CPT, then nearly 40 minutes for our luggage. Getting into our hotel after midnight was never in the itinerary. Airlink travel is not in our future!

+ There was a great small meal even on the short flight + They gave our kids a magazine that kept them busy because there were no screens - We didn't get a boarding pass for our infant in arms for the connecting flight

Just an short flight. So it was great. Airlink is pretty good😀

A snack was advertised on my booking but when they came around I was told that is wrong. I wanted juice so I had to pay for it. I flew business class and was unable to book a business class seat on the website. Lucky there was still one available when I checked in at the airport.

I love FlySafair! PUNCTUALITY is what they do best, and thier schedule is so flexible, how they've structured Departure slots, one can decide to leave any time of the day. I am a coffee lover, I was astonished with their partnership with Boottleggers to allow us have specialty coffee on board, so wonderful.

My second leg of the journey was cancelled - Without notifying me. No agents at the airport upon check in told me either. I arrived in Johannesburg South Africa with no connecting flight to Cape Town. I had to scramble to get a hotel room at the airport and a flight the next morning to Cape Town in another airline at my own expense. Out of pocket additional cost to me was over $500.00. Flysafar did not help me at all. They were very disappointing. I would be extremely hesitant to use them again.

Seats are very narrow. Boarding was delayed. The R85 voucher is insufficient for a wine and mixed nuts. Needs to be increased for "business class".

Our flight was canceled. The airline was apparently on strike.

Don’t waist money on priority. Changed the gates. Then let everyone through while priority row was twice as long. Got sooner to my seat jumping to the end of the line

Old planes and lack of attention to detail. Horrible experience.

Very good experience considering that is low cost company. Good value for money.

Make some provisions for non-disabled elderly people who don't require assistance necessarily but would appreciate not having to walks long distances or stand for prolonged periods of time. For example: Seats close to boarding gates. Not being required to climb down and up stairs to board and deplane if in rows 17 upwards. Not being required to stand in long queues in boarding tunnels waiting to board. Priority fast track through security points to avoid long queues in departure halls.

Great airline. Will use again. Keep up the great work though and maintain your customer retention. And please keep an eye on the bottom line and stay in business for decades to come and grow from strength to strength.

Two crews were talking right in front of me without really paying attention to me, and I found that a bit rude of them. I would have preferred them to be more professional and quiet.

I had a very good experience from boarding to arrivals.

Boarded almost 48 hrs later after a scheduling change on my initial flight that was not communicated either by kayak of SAA.

I had booked a ticket for a 6:40 am departure in July 2025, but it appears there was a change to 8;00 am, which meant I missed my connecting flight which departed 10 m minutes before I landed. I had seen this problem only the previous day and try to resolve it with South African air, but they are very uncooperative on the phone. All they could say was all flights were fully booked and I ended up buying paying $2,000+ to secure a ticket for my family to ensure we got out of South Africa by Monday, which am currently pursuing with the airline.

Excellent airline. Even with 1.5 hour flight, we got light meal on board

South African Airways on the outside, a very old shabby Qatar Airways plane on the inside

The food options were beef or veg, No alternatives for Hindus, that don't eat beef...

Flight was on time Seats ( business class) are terrible- you keep on slipping down as it doesn’t lie flat Food service is like economy class. Meals ( still wrapped in plastic) are just dropped in front of you

On time flight; otherwise not impressed by the check- in- purchased business class and the aircraft was downgraded; no refund given for the difference. Told I could access the lounge due to the above and was questioned by the lounge check- in person who was not friendly

Flight was cancelled with no notification until I reached the check-in desk at the airport. I also got downgraded and they lost my luggage.

My wife’s checked luggage was missing her glasses,and some jewelry. The suitcase was inspected before boarding by your staff of thieves. So sad that your country suffers from so much domestic thievery. My wife is South African.

Your flight from CPT to JNB was delayed 3 times !!! Operational issues tells the customer, me , nothing!!! Issues really were bad weather; and mechanical failures due to poor sub- standard preventive maintenance. Blame the weather all you want, but a delay of 5 hours should be unacceptable to your management. The Cemair staff in JNB dropped the ball !!!!!! And the answer here in South Africa is a lack of CARING . Understand????

My original flight was cancelled and I was rebooked on a flight that departed 7 hours later. I was advised by Emirates (with whom my full itinerary was booked) that I was not able to cancel and change airlines. Needless to say, not happy.

Female pilot and co-pilot handle themselves very well. Professional.

They canceled my flight didn't inform me , while I was had already checked in , this was worst experience ever

Plettenberg Bay is a unique airport, so boarding with always have certain quirks. Cemair has zero regard for passengers, and their commitment to adhering to departure times. In two flights we had 3 flight changes, and a 1.5h delay. If you have any kind preceding or follow on plans, do not fly Cemair.

For now everything is good we want access to book direct to camair

send ourt booking confirmation numbers as soon as payment is done to simplify checkin

No A/C on the plane - and it was hot. Unmarked aircraft - looked sketchy.

Flight delayed with no explanation was only made aware lats min when already arrived at the air port

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